Window Function Basics - PARTITION BY
This article looks at the basics of the OVER() clause and how the PARTITION section works.
2023-12-08
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This article looks at the basics of the OVER() clause and how the PARTITION section works.
2023-12-08
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This is a short look at a technique that I discovered recently in Management Studio (SSMS). The technique is to compare two graphical execution plans in the tool to understand what they are doing and how two different queries might affect a particular system, both with the image and with the properties' data behind the […]
2023-11-24 (first published: 2021-03-30)
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This article shows how you can randomize dates in T-SQL, but keep the month and year the same while the day varies.
2022-06-24
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One of the lesser used functions is COALESCE(), used to allow you to return one value from a list of those that are potentially NULL. This short pieces gives a few examples where this is useful?
2021-08-16
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With the addition of Python to Machine Learning Services in SQL Server 2017, you can now execute your Python code inside of SQL Server.
2020-11-13 (first published: 2019-04-18)
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Learn how you can create a database in the serverless tier in Azure.
2020-06-29
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Recently I went to work on a SQL Server 2017 instance and couldn't get the Python runtime to load. I'd keep getting this error: A strange error for me to see, and one that didn't quite make sense. How can the runtime not launch? However, restarting the instance still resulted in this error: Msg 39021, […]
2019-10-24
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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) has been around for a long time. It first appeared in SQL Server 2008, and after a rocky start with some bugs, it has become a regularly used feature for many organizations. While not perfect, it does provide some protection and auditors like to see physical protection features being used. It's […]
2019-08-29
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